I recently received an email from a job seeker looking for advice (and to have a bit of a well-deserved rant). He is 52 years old and has been searching for work for 6 months. In that 6 months he has not progressed past an initial screening interview and has only managed to get two of them.

Knowing what to wear and getting ready for an interview is hard work!Picking the right outfit and getting ready doesn’t need to be complicated at all. The following tips will outline the areas to focus on when getting ready.

Career change isn’t always a perfectly planned out process where you have an undying passion for a industry or role and aim to find that perfect position. Sometimes the starting point is when you realise that you are burned out or unsatisfied in your current role, or become unemployed and know that you want something different.

Your personal and professional network is a great resource for your job search. By building and utilizing a professional network, you can find opportunities that are not yet advertised and even get recommended for positions.

If you’re unemployed there’s a good chance that you need to find work fast. You might not have time to wait for the perfect career move, you just need something to pay the bills but will applying for every job you find help or hinder your job search?